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Board approves ELOP-funded engagement center despite concerns about staff cuts
Summary
The Merced City School District board approved a contract for a new engagement center largely funded by ELOP dollars (88% of project costs) after trustees debated whether smaller district funds could be used to retain about 40 at-risk employees.
Merced City School District trustees on March 10 voted 3–2 to approve a construction contract for a district engagement center largely financed with Expanded Learning Opportunity Program (ELOP) funds, drawing sharp questions from some trustees about whether the project’s non-ELOP portion could be used to avoid proposed staff reductions.
The board heard that the contract before them was for roughly $7.97 million for the current construction package while the total project since its start is about $11.8 million. Administration said approximately 88% of the project’s dollars are ELOP funds and the…
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